diff --git a/shadowsocks-csharp/Controller/Service/GfwListUpdater.cs b/shadowsocks-csharp/Controller/Service/GfwListUpdater.cs
index 8b2ddae6..0629f98f 100644
--- a/shadowsocks-csharp/Controller/Service/GfwListUpdater.cs
+++ b/shadowsocks-csharp/Controller/Service/GfwListUpdater.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace Shadowsocks.Controller
             }
             else
             {
-                abpContent = File.ReadAllText(Utils.GetDataPath("abp.js"));
+                abpContent = File.ReadAllText("abp.js");
             }
 
             List<string> userruleLines = new List<string>();
diff --git a/shadowsocks-csharp/Controller/Service/PACDaemon.cs b/shadowsocks-csharp/Controller/Service/PACDaemon.cs
index 01cc5b62..c7ad9b3f 100644
--- a/shadowsocks-csharp/Controller/Service/PACDaemon.cs
+++ b/shadowsocks-csharp/Controller/Service/PACDaemon.cs
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ namespace Shadowsocks.Controller
         {
             if (!File.Exists(PAC_FILE))
             {
-                string defaultRule = File.ReadAllText(Utils.GetDataPath("default-abp-rule.js"));
-                string abpJs = File.ReadAllText(Utils.GetDataPath("abp.js"));
+                string defaultRule = File.ReadAllText("default-abp-rule.js");
+                string abpJs = File.ReadAllText("abp.js");
                 File.WriteAllText(PAC_FILE, defaultRule + abpJs);
             }
             return PAC_FILE;
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace Shadowsocks.Controller
         {
             if (!File.Exists(USER_RULE_FILE))
             {
-                File.WriteAllText(USER_RULE_FILE, Utils.GetDataPath("user-rule.txt"));
+                File.WriteAllText(USER_RULE_FILE, "user-rule.txt");
             }
             return USER_RULE_FILE;
         }
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ namespace Shadowsocks.Controller
         {
             if (!File.Exists(PAC_FILE))
             {
-                string defaultRule = File.ReadAllText(Utils.GetDataPath("default-abp-rule.js"));
-                string abpJs = File.ReadAllText(Utils.GetDataPath("abp.js"));
+                string defaultRule = File.ReadAllText("default-abp-rule.js");
+                string abpJs = File.ReadAllText("abp.js");
                 File.WriteAllText(PAC_FILE, defaultRule + abpJs);
             }
             return File.ReadAllText(PAC_FILE, Encoding.UTF8);
diff --git a/shadowsocks-csharp/Controller/Service/PrivoxyRunner.cs b/shadowsocks-csharp/Controller/Service/PrivoxyRunner.cs
index c0b4d6a7..34ff929b 100644
--- a/shadowsocks-csharp/Controller/Service/PrivoxyRunner.cs
+++ b/shadowsocks-csharp/Controller/Service/PrivoxyRunner.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace Shadowsocks.Controller
                 _uid = Application.StartupPath.GetHashCode(); // Currently we use ss's StartupPath to identify different Privoxy instance.
                 _uniqueConfigFile = $"privoxy_{_uid}.conf";
                 _privoxyJob = new Job();
-                File.Copy(Utils.GetDataPath("privoxy.exe"), Utils.GetTempPath("ss_privoxy.exe"));
+                File.Copy("privoxy.exe", Utils.GetTempPath("ss_privoxy.exe"));
             }
             catch (IOException e)
             {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace Shadowsocks.Controller
                 {
                     KillProcess(p);
                 }
-                string privoxyConfig = File.ReadAllText(Utils.GetDataPath("privoxy_conf.txt"));
+                string privoxyConfig = File.ReadAllText("privoxy_conf.txt");
                 _runningPort = GetFreePort(configuration.isIPv6Enabled);
                 privoxyConfig = privoxyConfig.Replace("__SOCKS_PORT__", configuration.localPort.ToString());
                 privoxyConfig = privoxyConfig.Replace("__PRIVOXY_BIND_PORT__", _runningPort.ToString());
diff --git a/shadowsocks-csharp/Util/Util.cs b/shadowsocks-csharp/Util/Util.cs
index 3d8efe92..6cd693f3 100755
--- a/shadowsocks-csharp/Util/Util.cs
+++ b/shadowsocks-csharp/Util/Util.cs
@@ -55,16 +55,6 @@ namespace Shadowsocks.Util
             return _tempPath;
         }
 
-        public static string GetDataPath()
-        {
-            return Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "Data");
-        }
-
-        public static string GetDataPath(string filename)
-        {
-            return Path.Combine(GetDataPath(), filename);
-        }
-
         public enum WindowsThemeMode { Dark, Light }
 
         // Support on Windows 10 1903+
diff --git a/shadowsocks-csharp/shadowsocks-csharp.csproj b/shadowsocks-csharp/shadowsocks-csharp.csproj
index 36f0a9fb..fd1ee531 100644
--- a/shadowsocks-csharp/shadowsocks-csharp.csproj
+++ b/shadowsocks-csharp/shadowsocks-csharp.csproj
@@ -264,37 +264,41 @@
       <LastGenOutput>Settings.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
     </None>
     <None Include="Resources\ssw128.png" />
-    <Content Include="Data\abp.js">
+    <ContentWithTargetPath Include="Data\abp.js">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
-    <Content Include="Data\default-abp-rule.js">
+      <TargetPath>abp.js</TargetPath>
+    </ContentWithTargetPath >
+    <ContentWithTargetPath Include="Data\default-abp-rule.js">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <TargetPath>default-abp-rule.js</TargetPath>
+    </ContentWithTargetPath >
+    <ContentWithTargetPath Include="Data\i18n.csv">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
+      <TargetPath>i18n.csv</TargetPath>
+    </ContentWithTargetPath >
     <ContentWithTargetPath Include="Data\libsscrypto.dll">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
       <TargetPath>libsscrypto.dll</TargetPath>
     </ContentWithTargetPath >
-    <Content Include="Data\privoxy.exe">
+    <ContentWithTargetPath Include="Data\privoxy.exe">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
-    <Content Include="Data\privoxy_conf.txt">
+      <TargetPath>privoxy.exe</TargetPath>
+    </ContentWithTargetPath >
+    <ContentWithTargetPath Include="Data\privoxy_conf.txt">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
+      <TargetPath>privoxy_conf.txt</TargetPath>
+    </ContentWithTargetPath >
     <ContentWithTargetPath Include="Data\sysproxy.exe">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
       <TargetPath>sysproxy.exe</TargetPath>
-    </ContentWithTargetPath>
+    </ContentWithTargetPath >
     <ContentWithTargetPath Include="Data\sysproxy64.exe">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
       <TargetPath>sysproxy64.exe</TargetPath>
-    </ContentWithTargetPath>
+    </ContentWithTargetPath >
     <ContentWithTargetPath Include="Data\user-rule.txt">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
       <TargetPath>user-rule.txt</TargetPath>
-    </ContentWithTargetPath>
-    <ContentWithTargetPath  Include="Data\i18n.csv">
-      <TargetPath>i18n.csv</TargetPath>
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </ContentWithTargetPath >
     <None Include="FodyWeavers.xml">
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>